地下鉄

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 1
てつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Abbreviation for 地下鉄道 (ちかてつどう, chikatetsudō, underground railway), from 地下 (ちか, chika, underground) + 鉄道 (てつどう, tetsudō, railway).

Pronunciation

Noun

地下鉄 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 地下鐵, hiragana ちかてつ, rōmaji chikatetsu)

  1. (rail transport) rapid transit; (AmE) subway; (BrE) underground; (BrE) tube

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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